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F W 4TIESING Magazine Fire-Arm,

'Patented April 20, 1880.

P. W. TIESING. Magazine Fire Patented Apri|\20, |880.

Unirse hier@ ilarnnir MAGAZiN HRB-ARM.

. SAPE?)IFIA'EQ` forming' part of Letters Patent No. 226,809, dated April 2i), 1880,

Anplicatiou tiled Fehrnarjfltlu. I Y I .To all whom fit may conce-rn: Be it known that I, FRANK-W. Trissino, oi'

New Haven, in the county oit1 New Haven andv State of `Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Magazine Fire-Arms; and l i do heren;1 declare the following, when taken in 1o same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure, side view; Fig. 2, longitudinal section, all the parts in their normal condition,- Fig. 3, longitudinal section, the parts in the condition 'or introducing' the cartridge in the chamber of the barrel; Figs. at and 5, detached i views; Fig; 6, modification.

This inventionY relates to anV improvement in that class of magazine Vtire-arms in which `zo the magazine is arranged longitudinally beneath the barrel, with. a carrier in the rear to transfer the cartridges from the magazine to the barrel, and in which the breech-piece is a longitudinally-sliding bolt, and of the charac- 25 ter known as bolt-guns, partsot' the invention being applicable to that class or' brcecliloading arms in which the lon gitndinal-siiding bolt is employed; and the invention consists in the construction, as herein after described, and

3o particularly recited in the claims.

A represents th'e'frame or receiver within which the operative mechanism of the arm is arranged B, the barrel, and .G the magazine, attached to the forward end oi' the receiver in the usualmanner for this class of arms; l), the bolt or breech-piece, arranged to slide longitudinally through the receiver to open and close the breech, and provided with a longitudinally-niovahleiiring-pin, a, to which 4o thc blow of the hammer is imparted in any known and convenient manner, not necessary -to be described in this specification. Through the brceohpiece a vertical mortise, E, is made, in which the locking-lever is hung upon a pivot, b, and so thatwhen in its closed position, as seen in Fig. 2, a projection or shoulder, fl, stands in front of a corresponding; shoulder, c, in the receiver to aid in the resistance to recoil.

H is the lever hung below upon a pivot, f, which also serves as a trigger-guard,and is operated in the usual manner for such levers in this class of tire-arms. The shorter or inner arrmli, of the lever abuts against the lever F, as at g, which holds the lever up to place, and also serves to resist recoil. I

The lever F extends hack to the rear of the arni L oi' theA lever H, and so that wheuvthe lever is turned, as'for the purpose of openingl the breech, it strikes the lever at the rear, as

at l, the operation of which is, iirst, tol move the arm L away from the bearing' at Ig, and

then strike the extension ci" the lever F, turn that from its loc-king engagement with the receiver, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. This leaves the breech-piece free. Then, tliecontinued movement ot the lever H, hein g against the lever F, forces the breech-piece backward 'and toits open position, as seen in Fig'. 3, the

locking'shouldcr d passing hack just below the upper surface of the receiver-chamber, it being understood that the chamber oi' the receiver is closed at the top. When the lever El is returned the arin L 'presses forward against the lever F, as seen in Fig. 3, moving the breech-piece to its closed position, then turns the lever up toits locking position, and. the arm L again coming` against the hearing g to lock the parts in their closed position.

The tiring-pin is made to extend around the lever l?, as seen in Eig. et, and so that theres-r end of the lever, at a, will rest against a shoulder, m, on the iiring-pin when the iiringpin is at its cxtreme forward position.

The rear end, n., o" the lever l? is made ot' cain shape, so that in the first movement of the lever F in releasing the lireecn-piece it will throw back or withdraw the iring-pin, as indicated in broken lines, 2, ani hence prevent the tiring-pin from beinnl'orced forward to strike the primer until the lever is inits completely-locked position.

So far this construction is applicable to breechloading,Y arms without the magazine.

G is the carrier, hung at the rear upon a pivot, gi, in similar manner to carriers on other arms, and arranged so that in its normal con dition-its forward end will lie in rear of the IOC depression or recess, s, in the carrier when all 'the parts are al1-rest, as seen in Fig. 2; but in turning the lever F for unlocking the breech, as before described, the projection r, passing out from the recess s in the carrier, depresses the carrier, as seen in broken lines, Fig. 2, sui'- liciently to permit the head oi the rear cartridge to pass on to the carrier and strike an arm, t, on the vforward end ci' the lever F, as seen in broken lines, Fig. 2. From this point the cartridge follows against thearm t? until the breech-piece is opened; then the upper end of the arm L strikes an arm, N, on the carrier G, as seen in Fig. 3, and turns the carrier upward' to bring the cartridge into position forwa rd oi' the breech-piece, and so that when the breech-piece is advanced it will force the cartridge from the carrier into the chamber oi the barrel in the usual manner, and when it has been inserted and the breech-piece closed the projection r on the lever F strikes an incline,

qu, on the carrier, (see Fig. 2,) and in the locking movement forces the carrier down to its place, as seen in Fig. 2, the projection r passing over and into the recess s in the carrier, as before described.

The carrier is provided with a spring, zo, be-

low, which serves to press the carrier upward against the projection r of the lever F, and also with a spring, x, at the pivot, which will hold it in its raised position in the usual manner.

The sprngw may beotherwise arranged, or it may be dispensed with entirely, and the spring m made to serve the purpose of that spring, as well as to hold the carrier up. The breech-piece is provided with a spring extracting-hook, a', on one side, and on the opposite side there is a stud, b, stationary on the traine at the point where the head ot' the shell or eartridge will strike it, as'seen in Fig. 5, just before the breech-piece completes its extreme rearftnlovelnent, and so that by striking this stud the forward end of the cartridge will be turned outward and be discharged through an opening, lt, in the sideot' the receiver.

Thomagazine is charged through an opening, T, in the side of the receiver. below the opening lt, as seen 1n Fie'. 1, and provided with a cover to close the opening, in substantially the nsnal manner for side-charging inagazines, the carrier serving as alatch to engage the cartridges as they are successively introduced in the usual manner.

instead ot' the lever F locking by the shoulder d, it may be made, as in Fig. (i, to lock at the rear end, or the locking of the lever with thc i'rainc may be dispensed with entirely.

I. am aware that a lever has been hinged to the breech-piece so as to lock the breech-piece by engaging willi a shoulder in the receiver.

I ain also aware that the trigger-guard lever has been arranged to lock the breech-piece. I therefore do not Wish to be understood as broadly claiming such locking of the breechpiece.

I claim- 1. The combination, in a breech-loading rearm, of the longitudinally movable breechpiece, the lever F, pivoted in the breech-piece so as to swing in the same plane with the lever H, which is pivoted in the frame, and the arm L, the said lever F constructed with a bearing, g, to rest against the arm L of the lever H, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, in a breech-loading firearm, of the longitudinally -movable breechpiece, the lever F, pivoted in the breech-piece so as to swing in the saine plane with'the lever H, which is pivoted in the frame, and the arm L, the said lever F constructed with va bearing, g, to rest against the arm L of thelever H, and a shoulder on said lever F to lock against a stationary bearing on the receiver, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination, in a breech-loading tirearni, of the longitudinally movable breechpiece, the lever F,'pivoted in the breech-piece so as to swing in a vertical plane with the lever H and arm L, the said lever F constructed with a bearing, g, to rest against the arm L of, the lever H, a longitudinally-movable firingpin in said breech-piece with cam n on said lever F, and shoulder m on the tiring-pin, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. ,The combination, in amagazine {ire-arm, of lthe longitudinallymovable breech piece, the lever F, pivoted in the breech-piece so as to swing in a vertical plane with the lever H and arm L, the said lever F constructed with a bearing, g, to rest against the arm L of the lever H, with carrier Gr, hung below the breechpiece, and projection r on said lever F, with recess s and shoulder u on the carrier, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. The combination, in a magazine tire-arm, of the longitudinally movable breech-piece, the lever F, pivoted in the breech-piece s0 as to swing in a vertical plane with the lever H and arm Il, the said lever F constructed with a bearing, y, to rest against the arm L of the lever H, with carrier Gr hun g below the breechpiece, a projection, lr, on said lever F, with recess s and shoulder u on the carrier, and arm t on the forward end of the lever F, substantially as and for the purpose described.

, FRANK W. f rIEs1Ne.

Witnesses:

JOHN E. EARLE, Jos. C. EARLE. 

